Based on the tragic and reality-altering events of January 6th, 2021, it LOOKS to me like, after 45 long years, Russia finally “won” the Cold War.
Ironically, they did it not by guns or nukes, but via multiple Cyber Attack campaigns, Targeted Disinformation and Weapons of Mass Distraction.
They turned our own citizens against us. And it wasn’t even THAT difficult.
It looks like Vladimir Putin controlled President Trump and Mitch McConnell for many years, and also took advantage of the COVID19 pandemic. Then, over time, Putin deftly and invisibly manipulated the vocal minority of mostly-rural, mostly fake-Christian, “conservative”, uneducated, gullible, and xenophobic Americans, ultimately delegitimizing the USA’s Democracy… from the inside.
Leading to “The Incident”.
Motherf***er was playing the Long Game all along.
I’m quite disturbed by what happened, and I’m not applauding Putin… yet I cannot ignore nor deny his success. One MUST recognize and give respect where respect is due 🤷🏾♂️ Just sayin’. I ain’t even mad.
I have been occasionally listening news media that provide 1st-hand reports of the event. None has been as brutal as this episode of Post Reports podcast, in which they reconstruct the riot inside the U.S. Capitol, hearing from the lawmakers, journalists and law enforcement officials who were there. The episode is pretty gnarly and upsetting – at least it should be upsetting to True Patriots and people who have Natural Human Empathy.
Warning
The following episode contains language and descriptions which some may find disturbing. Listener Discretion is advised.
This has all been surreal for many immigrants, including myself – basically a refugee from a “developing” African nation that has seen its’ share of coups, both violent and peaceful. Many of us are wondering… is this the end of the relatively stable United States that we’ve grown to know and love, a nation which many of us now proudly call “home”? If the White Supremacists and xenophobes continue growing their power base and influence – and it certainly looks like they are – are we peaceful immigrants still safe? If not, where do we go? Where CAN we go?
My empathy extends to American-blacks (and 2nd-Generation African immigrants), who – regardless of significant internal cultural issues – have always known, endured, and fought against systemic racism. Most of them don’t have passports, and have never even seen the shores of another country, aside from short trips to their favorite island vacation destinations (those don’t count). Most have never seen a map of the world, many cannot point out specific major countries on a globe, and a scant few have even visited or lived in any African nation. The USA, with all its’ comforts and conveniences, is all they’ve ever known. If (when) the United States erupts into a full-blown Second Civil War, naturalized and “logistically nimble” immigrants like me can bail out and lay low for a while. What can American-blacks do… where can THEY go?
Speaking of sh** being surreal… A couple of times since The Incident, I’ve woken up with a very fleeting thought that “Maybe this was all a huge media stunt to promote a new film starring Gerard Butler protecting yet ANOTHER president from a Capitol siege” 😅
Then I check the news media and I’m like… no, it’s real. This is real. This actually happened. White Supremacists and Right-Wing domestic terrorists openly and fearlessly tried to capture and kill elected officials in the nation’s capital 😳
F*** me sideways… this is actually happening in the United States of America 😓
Stay strong, folks. This too, shall pass. I hope.